19.7 million people watched first night of Democratic convention on 10 TV networks

(Reuters) – A total of 19.7 million people watched the first night of the Democratic National Convention on 10 U.S. television networks on Monday, according to Nielsen, tracking an event held virtually for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

That number reflected a drop from the 26 million people who watched the first night of the Democratic National Convention in 2016, when Hillary Clinton was the party’s presidential nominee.

(Reporting by Helen Coster; Editing by Peter Cooney)